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MSH is working with Project C.U.R.E., an organization that provides donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world, to provide medical supplies and equipment to facilities in Haiti that were damaged by Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. For example, the main district hospital in Les Cayes, Immaculee Conception, lost its surgical unit and dental unit in the flooding and hurricane. Project C.U.R.E., MSH and Haiti Air Ambulance recently conducted needs assessments of facilities in Department Sud.

Mothers are caregivers, educators, leaders and decision-makers. And they are frontline health workers and first responders, safeguarding their families' and communities' health and well-being.
Mothers do everything for their families. Even when pregnant, they travel for days, on foot or by boat, to give birth at the nearest health facility. They cradle their sick children as they wait to be seen by a doctor in a crowded hospital. Mothers work multiple jobs and save their earnings so they can buy medicines, clothing, food, and school tuition and books for their children.

Attendees pose for a group photo at the launch ceremony for the updated Package of Essential Services.Photo credit: MSH

Even before the 2010 earthquake, Haiti’s public health system struggled to meet the growing demand for services by low-income families, and when disaster struck on January 12, 2010, the already-struggling health services around the country sustained extensive damage. Since then, the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), with support from a range of donors and partners, has been rebuilding to meet its obligation to provide a timely, adequate, and efficient response to the population’s need for health services.

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